General Philippe Pétain

GPTKB entity

Properties (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Cross_of_the_Legion_of_Honor
Croix de Guerre
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
Battle of the Somme
Battle of the Chemin des Dames
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Clairvaux,_France
Cauchy-à-la-Tour,_France
gptkbp:born April 24, 1856
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cimetière_de_Villers-Bretonneux
gptkbp:controversy Vichy_regime_policies
gptkbp:court post-war trial for treason
gptkbp:died July 23, 1951
gptkbp:education gptkb:Saint-Cyr_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote "They shall not pass!"
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Vichy_government
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of collaboration
symbol of defeatism
controversial_figure_in_French_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Philippe Pétain
gptkbp:influence French_military_strategy
gptkbp:knownFor collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany
leadership_during_World_War_I
gptkbp:legacy convicted of treason
sentenced to death (commuted to life imprisonment)
divided_opinions_in_France
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Marshal_of_France
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Le_Maréchal
gptkbp:party gptkb:French_National_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Head_of_State
gptkbp:relationship with_Adolf_Hitler
with_Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkbp:role gptkb:Chief_of_State_of_Vichy_France
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eugénie_Pétain